New Playground Opens in Point Lookout

POINT LOOKOUT, NY - Just in time for summer, a new playground has been installed in Point Lookout after the previous one was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony J. Santino, Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, County Legislator Denise Ford, Point Lookout Park Project President Robin Amato and Point Lookout Civic Association President Matt Brennan recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new state-of-the-art playground at Point Lookout Civic Park.

“It makes me proud to see this community get the renovated playground it deserved after the damage inflicted by Superstorm Sandy,” King Sweeney said.

The new playground, produced by the Woodstock Construction Group based in Bayville, features two new ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant play structures.

In addition, there are 11 play stations that are split into two age-appropriate areas for toddlers and older children and includes rock walls, swings, seesaws, monkey bars, jungle gyms, interactive activity centers and more.

While the old playground has been dismantled and removed, two rock climbing play structures were saved from the existing playground to be used in the new one.

The new equipment cost a total of $83,000 and in total, the project cost $200,000 for the equipment, new walkways, benches, ramps, safety surfacing, and fencing.

The Point Lookout Park Project raised over $100,000 with help from a donation from the Point Lookout Civic Association to help pay for the playground.

In addition, the town received a community revitalization grant from Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford.